Java - split string with more than 1 space between words

String example = "How       to split string by  space?";

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// split by whitespace regex - \\s+

String[] split1 = example.split("\\s+");

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// split by regex - \\s{2,8} - split string from 2 to 8 spaces

String[] split2 = example.split("\\s{2,8}");

public class JavaSplitByManySpacesExample1 {

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    public static void main(String[] args) {

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        String example = "How       to split string by  space?";

        String[] split = example.split("\\s+");

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        System.out.println("# Original string: ");

        System.out.println(example);

        System.out.println();

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        System.out.println("# Split by space string: ");

        int cnt = 1;

        for (String str : split) {

            System.out.println(cnt + " - " + str);

            cnt++;

        }

    }

}

# Original string: 

How       to split string by  space?

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# Split by space string: 

1 - How

2 - to

3 - split

4 - string

5 - by

6 - space?

public class JavaSplitByManySpacesExample2 {

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    public static void main(String[] args) {

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        String example = "How       to split string   by  space?";

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        // Regex:

        // \\s{2,8} - split string from 2 to 8 spaces

        // if there is 1 space - don't split string

        // if there is more then 8 spaces - don't split string

        //

        String[] split = example.split("\\s{2,8}");

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        System.out.println("# Original string: ");

        System.out.println(example);

        System.out.println();

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        System.out.println("# Split by space string: ");

        int cnt = 1;

        for (String str : split) {

            System.out.println(cnt + " - " + str);

            cnt++;

        }

    }

}

# Original string:

How       to split string   by  space?

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# Split by space string:

1 - How

2 - to split string

3 - by

4 - space?